Wednesday, July 04, 2007

The stone-age whale hunters who kill with their bare hands


Their way of life hasn't changed for hundreds of years - a group of skilled fishermen using only their bodies and extraordinary bravery to catch 75ft-long sperm whales to provide enough food and materials for their whole village.

t is like a scene from Moby Dick, except the odds are stacked even higher against the captains of each tiny wooden boat.

These amazing images were taken during a whale hunt in one of the last places on Earth where people still use traditional methods to fish for one of the largest creatures in the seas.

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